Niko and David: The power of strategy in everyday life

What if the most powerful strategy you ever create isn’t for a business, but for your own life? In this conversation, I turn the microphone on myself as strategist whilst author Niko Canner interviews me about how to bring strategic thinking into everyday choices.

We explore why busyness can be the enemy of purpose and how small, deliberate moves made moment by moment unlock greater agency and performance. I share how a personal family crisis forced me to reclaim control of my time, energy and focus, and how those lessons now shape the way I coach leaders and design my own days.

You’ll hear how to connect long-term aspirations with the micro-moments that define each day, creating a strategy that is both intentional and flexible. Niko and I also examine how individual strategic habits ripple out to transform teams and entire organisations.

Listen in if you’re ready to stop living on autopilot and start making wiser choices at work, at home and everywhere in between.

You’ll hear about:

• Strategy beyond the boardroom
• Daily choices that drive performance
• Coaching story of reclaiming the day
• Mindfulness, agency and coherent moves
• Setting lifelong strategic aspirations
• Turning crisis into intentional living
• Five-chapter arc of strategic change
• Acting strategically in any moment

More about Niko

Niko founded Incandescent in 2013. He serves as a thought partner to leaders of large enterprises — on strategy, organisation and innovation; advising founders on the development of their ventures; and partnering with foundations and non-profits engaged in systems change.

Previously Niko co-founded the consulting firm Katzenbach Partners, was senior partner at Booz & Company following the sale of Katzenbach to Booz in 2009, and was a member of the management committee of Bridgewater Associates. Niko chairs the boards of Skreens, a SaaS cloud-based visual engine that enables users to build personalised experiences on any display, and Catchafire, a platform for skills-based volunteering.

• Niko’s profile
• Niko’s business Incandescent
• Niko’s blog